Tag: turn-off

  • Opposites attract

    Opposites attract

    Word of the Day: Opposites attract Children are often amazed when they learn how, with magnets, opposites attract. I can remember playing for hours and hours with a piece of cardboard and a set of magnets. I’d put one on top and the other below. By manipulating the one below, I could make the one…

  • Leave a bad taste in (one’s) mouth

    Leave a bad taste in (one’s) mouth

    Idiom: Leave a bad taste in your mouth The idiom leave a bad taste in one’s mouth has nothing to do with eating or bad-tasting toothpaste. It deals with feelings. Have you ever been treated rudely or poorly in a restaurant or store? How did you feel about that experience? I bet that experience left…

  • Turn-off

    Turn-off

    Word of the Day: Turn-off A turn-off is something that makes you uninterested in something or someone. They say a good picture is worth a thousand words, so I included this picture to explain what today’s word means. Rotten food could be a real turn-off for some people. Once they see it, they are not…

  • Jet bridge

    Jet bridge

    Word of the Day: Jet bridge Modern life is full of little amenities, and I include jet bridges as one. Jet bridges are those moveable walkways that connect airplanes to the gates at airports. Walking across the tarmac to board an LCC (Low Cost Carrier) is not a problem as long as the weather is…